I am bound to them…
…though I cannot look into their eyes or hear their voices.
I honor their history
I cherish their lives
I will tell their story
I will remember them!
Author – Unknown
Just a wanderer with a camera
“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: One is roots, the other is wings.” Teaching children values and giving them the opportunity to excel are essential to good parenting. However, I feel I must also provide my children (and myself) insight into the ones who came before us: our ancestors whose lives and stories have shaped us into who we are. This is my journey; these are their stories…
Unforgetting family
This WordPress.com site is Pacific War era information
Because each step tells another story of our ancestors
"There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his." -- Helen Keller
Cemeteries & Genealogy
on the shores of the River Shannon and Lough Derg
Conversations about family history research from a Montréal point de vue
Beautiful; and so true.
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Thank you Su; hope you are well!
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Hi Colleen. I’m doing ok; muddling around trying to find a project to really get my teeth into. It’s suddenly turned cold here and I’m starting to think that long weekends in Fiji should be available on prescription. Hope everything is well with you.
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Come over here Su; I’ve plenty of projects you can get your “teeth into”! 🙂 Summer is slowly showing up here… it’s been a rather strange spring. I have my next ticket booked to Ireland; I’m flying solo this time for two weeks. I leave on July 4th and return home on the 19th! I will be spending most of my time in the Londonderry and Donegal areas this time. I just LOVE “hanging out” in cemeteries! 😉
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Sounds very tempting!
I hope you have a wonderful trip and get lots of research done. I’m beginning to think that what I need (even more than a trip to Fiji) is a few weeks back in Scotland searching paper archives. I have so many brick walls at the moment. I feel sure that information exists that will help be break through a few, but I’m equally sure that I need to be “on the ground” to find it. Last time, I spent a morning at the Fife Council Archive going through School Board Minute Books and patient records for a lunatic asylum. Fascinating and really valuable. And of course, there are quite a few cemeteries I need to visit 🙂 Anyway, have fun!
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